Whether illegal fund-raising constitutes a crime can be seen in the following information: the crime of illegal fund-raising refers to the act of illegal fund-raising by fraudulent means for the purpose of illegal possession, and the amount is relatively large. Criteria for filing a case: Article 28 of the Provisions of the Ministry of Public Security of the Supreme People's Procuratorate on the Criteria for Filing and Prosecuting Criminal Cases under the Jurisdiction of Public Security Organs (II) [Illegal absorption of public deposits (Article 176 of the Criminal Law)] Anyone who illegally absorbs public deposits or disguises public deposits and disturbs the financial order shall file a case for prosecution: (1) An individual illegally absorbs or disguises public deposits of more than 200,000 yuan, Units illegally absorb or disguise public deposits of more than one million yuan, (2) individuals illegally or disguise public deposits of more than 30, units illegally or disguise public deposits of more than 150; (3) Individuals illegally absorb or absorb public deposits in disguised form, resulting in direct economic losses of depositors of more than 100,000 yuan, and units illegally absorb or absorb public deposits, resulting in direct economic losses of depositors of more than 500,000 yuan; (4) Causing adverse social impact; (5) Other circumstances that seriously disrupt the financial order.
Legal objectivity:
Article 192 of the Criminal Law illegally raises funds by fraud for the purpose of illegal possession, and if the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. If a unit commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.